The Lamidi Apapa-led faction added that Abure, who has been suspended as the Chairman of the party by the court, resorted to spreading misinformation and false news to gain public sympathy.
The Labour Party under the leadership of the acting National Chairman of the Labour Party, LP, Lamidi Apapa has denied asking the election tribunal to withdraw the petition filed by the party’s presidential candidate, Peter Obi to challenge the victory of Bola Tinubu of ruling All Progressives Congress(APC).
This was stated in a press statement issued on Wednesday by Dr Arabambi Abayomi, National Publicity Secretary, in response to Julius Abure's camp's claim that a letter emanating from the Lamidi Apapa-led faction of the party had asked the court to withdraw Obi's petition against Tinubu.
According to the statement, the Lamidi Apapa-led faction challenged Abure and his people to produce any evidence to substantiate their claim, reinstating their support for Obi towards his mission to reclaim his alleged stolen mandate in court.
The Lamidi Apapa-led faction added that Abure, who has been suspended as the Chairman of the party by the court, resorted to spreading misinformation and false news to gain public sympathy.
The statement read, "The attention of Labour Party was drawn to the coordinated attacked launched by agents, miscreants and political misfits and questionable characters who was a junior staff of Ever-Ready Transport Service Ltd , a transport company belongings to the suspended and restrained former National Chairman of Labour party Mr Julius Abure.
“Labour Party National Working Committee led by Alh Bashiru Lamidi Apapa wouldn't have dignified this false publication lace with deliberately falsehood or considered it necessary to react to such an epistle of personal bitterness ,ignorance and complete unintelligent outburst, but for the benefit of the few in the public who may innocently be mis informed by this ethically rusty and morally depraved social misfit and miscreants.
“Abure for the records has been restrained by the FCT high court over confirmed allegations of forgery of court seal, Forgery of signature and stamp of commissioners for OATH, Forgery and production of Treasury Single Account (TSA) and criminal conspiracies thus it's not new to us that he can further engages himself in a very cheap blackmail to gain public sympathy in other to cover up his criminal track.
“We challenge him to at least produce a copy of the letter of engagement signed by the Acting National Chairman and Acting National Secretary to the lawyer that filled the suit and also a copy of the process filled to discontinue the petition that our Presidential candidate filled before the tribunal.
“Let it be known that we will not be intimidated by this wicked lies but we are quick to point out that it is a well orchestrated plans by the corrupt Abure to incite violence and chaos in order to make Nigeria ungovernable.
“We also want to make it clear that Labour Party will not engage in verbal war with those pedestrian political misfits and despots since it's obvious ABURE is acting under the influence of his mental health condition. Honestly we are very empathetic when it comes to mental health conditions especially when it's a known fact that he is Bi-Polar a disorder associated with episodes of mood swings ranging from depressive lows to manic high which is self inflicted since his outster by the FCT high court.
“Sadly and unfortunately this condition is used by those political pawn and puppets to manipulate him for political gain.
“The essence of this blackmail by Julius Abure is to cover up his crimes with that of his co travelers and to deceive the public especially the obedient members to engage themselves in a conduct likely to breach of peace and make Nigeria ungovernable . Abure and his gang are bunch of saboteurs , economic bucanneers deadly predators . Their final destinations is to cause economic and political instability in Nigeria so that Nigeria can go to war. Nigerians should expect more of such satanic blackmail as a diversionary tactics from the ongoing case of manifest forgery, perjury and criminal conspiracies . From on the 10th day of may 2023, Abure transport company EVER READY TRANSPORT services will be used to ferry mercenaries into Abuja to cause mayhem and disrupt the peace of our country . Thus the Inspector General of police and the Director General of DSS should watch the movement of the transport company of Abure located at UTAKO in Abuja.
“The crisis in Labour Party was orchestrated by PDP through Abure and this explain why Labour Party and peter OBI only challenged the election results of APC and ASIWAJU BOLA AHMED TINUBU leaving ATIKU ABUBAKAR AND PDP out of the petition knowing fully well that ATIKU is also challenging the results credited to him by INEC and we in Lp is aligning our petition with same result. Abure only succeeded in deceiving Peter OBI to drop ATIKU and PDP because of the unholy alliance he ABURE corruptly engages himself in.
“Nigerians can not be taken for granted because the result declares by INEC to APC, PDP AND LP were from the same election and process . Thus it’s irresponsible for Abure to filled petitions against APC alone leaving PDP out.
“Lastly Labour party stand by our PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE MR PETER OBI mission to reclaimed the mandate freely giving to him and our party during the February 25th 2023 Presidential and National Assembly election.”